Whether you’re looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here. By The New York Times Books Staff The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics ...

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The science fiction and fantasy author Martha Wells recommends her favorite novels that will transport you to other worlds. By Martha Wells Martha Wells has been writing science fiction and fantasy ...

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There are a ton of different subgenres within fiction. If you want to dive into a novel to escape to another world, there are seemingly endless ways to do just that. Some genres (and subsequent ...

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